# Self-Portrait [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [FRATELLINI, Giovanna]() - Date: 1701-1750 - Technique: Pastel on paper, 72 x 57 cm ## Commentary Self-Portrait c. 1720 Pastel on paper, 72 x 57 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence Although she depicted herself working with oil paint, Fratellini was considered the second-greatest pastelist in Florence - after her teacher, Domenico Tempesta. Legend has it that the subject of the miniature was her son Lorenzo, a promising artist who died in 1729. Fratellini's signature elements were the fluttering ribbons she is jauntily wearing. ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()